2,5-Dimethyl-4'-methoxybenzophenone

Obtained by reaction of p-anisoyl chloride with p-xylene,
in the presence of aluminium chloride in methylene chloride between 10° and 20° (83%)
in the presence of MoO2Cl2(20 mol%) at reflux for 20 h (31%).

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 65, p. 254, 2000 DOI: 10.1021/jo991055q